Forever Board aims to make breakthrough in drywall
Ronald J. Voit sees gypsum boards used everywhere in construction as drywall building material.But he remains undaunted about bringing a mold-resistant alternative called Forever Board to the...
View ArticleTour operator to offer day-trips by plane from NYC to Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS - A Florida-based tour operator will offer day trips to Niagara Falls via New York City beginning Sunday.Mauiva Air Cruises, which specializes in private and semi-private vacation...
View ArticleFalconer plant to recall 74 laid-off workers
RHI Monofrax is preparing to bring back 74 workers who were laid off from its Falconer plant, thanks to an influx of new work.The workers are expected to return in the first week of June. The...
View ArticleRemington moves two production lines out of state
ALBANY – Nearly 200 years after Eliphalet Remington II forged his first rifle in Ilion, residents of the small central New York village are getting the bad news they have feared for more than a year:...
View ArticleEleven local gas stations to be sold at auction
A package of 11 local gas stations, mostly independently branded, are going on the auction block early next month, as the family of a deceased local businessman disposes of the last remnants of his...
View ArticleGrants offered to Buffalo’s elderly for home repairs
Senior citizens are being encouraged to apply for help covering the cost of emergency repairs in their homes to address hazardous conditions.New York State’s Residential Emergency Services to Offer...
View ArticleDelaware North completes Patina deal
Delaware North Cos. has completed its acquisition of a majority interest in the Patina Restaurant Group from Shidax Corp.Patina operates high-end restaurants and manages catering operations at...
View ArticleLululemon shop opens at Galleria mall
A popular retailer of yoga, running and cycling gear has opened in the Walden Galleria.Lululemon Athletica on Friday cut the ribbon on its new store, which is located on the lower level across from...
View ArticleCalspan, union to resume talks next week
Calspan Corp. and the union representing 24 striking workers at the company are set to resume talks May 22.The members of Lodge 1180, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,...
View ArticleMoney manager turns to real estate
Russ Conrad wants to put his money where his mouth and his clients are: in real estate.The Lewiston money manager, whose private-equity firm specializes in sophisticated real estate investments and...
View ArticleAAA says Americans are ready to hit the road after rough winter
NEW YORK – A strong case of cabin fever and a little more money to spend should inspire a greater number of Americans to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend.That’s the forecast from auto club AAA,...
View ArticleHuge fine against GM could mean federal oversight
WASHINGTON – General Motors is facing a future of unprecedented federal oversight in its safety operations in the wake of a record-breaking fine imposed on it Friday by U.S. regulators.Saying that...
View ArticleNew Outlet Collection at Niagara sends a clear message
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. – Canada fired the first shot in the battle of the outlet malls Thursday, cutting the ribbon on its giant open-air mall here.The Outlet Collection at Niagara was filled with...
View ArticleCompanies move abroad to dodge U.S. taxes
Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive, Ian Read, was in London last week trying to sell a skeptical public there on his $106 billion takeover plan for rival AstraZeneca. He testifed to a parliamentary...
View ArticleMedical campus building boom underway
Western New Yorkers are captivated by the development activity along Buffalo’s waterfront, but more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in other construction work is underway 10 blocks up Main...
View ArticleCraft brewing as the next tourist draw
Batavia farmer Ted Hawley is hoping to cash in on the craft brewing boom.Hawley’s plan is to turn a 2,400-square-foot barn on his family’s farm into a malthouse that can take locally grown barley and...
View ArticleSenate’s lag on confirming nominees poses threat to Fed’s...
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve governor Jeremy C. Stein is chairman both of the internal committee that monitors financial markets for signs of trouble and of the committee that watches the way banks...
View ArticleCitizens Bank faces a tough climate
Being cast off from a struggling foreign parent company might bring on an identity crisis for some institutions. Not so for Citizens Bank, which is looking to turn its coming independence from the...
View ArticleThieves find a lucrative new commodity: grease
FORT WORTH, Texas – In darkened alleyways, a slimy cat-and-mouse game is playing out across America.Men in trucks are fighting over a dirty and sometimes foul-smelling substance that restaurants once...
View ArticleBanks sued on claims of fixing the price of gold
NEW YORK – Frustrated traders and offbeat activists have complained for years in whispers and in online screeds that the price of gold has been subject to collusion. On Monday, these accusations of...
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